A Quote by Noam Chomsky

While language can surely be used for communication (as can much else), communication probably has no special role in its design or evolution.

Noam Chomsky

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Noam Chomsky
American - Activist
Born: December 7, 1928

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Jeff Fisher

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Anne Sullivan Macy

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Mufi Hannemann

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Garth Stein

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Donald A. Norman

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Claudia Rankine

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Norman Potter

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Gene Wolfe

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Sydney J. Harris

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Lily King

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Ram Dass

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